Baker v. State of Western Australia

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:appeal allowed
gptkbp:caseTypes CIV 1234 of 2007
gptkbp:citedBy [2008] WASC 1
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Western_Australia
gptkbp:date 2008-01-15
gptkbp:decidedBy 2008
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Baker v. State of Western Australia
gptkbp:impact public safety standards
personal injury law
government liability
gptkbp:is_involved_in Baker
State of Western Australia
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Smith
gptkb:Justice_Brown
majority opinion
dissenting opinion
Justice Jones
gptkbp:legal_principle negligence
duty of care
causation
breach of duty
reasonable foreseeability
remoteness of damage
gptkbp:legal_representation Baker's_lawyer
State's_lawyer
gptkbp:legalStatus negligence law
civil liability legislation
duty of care doctrine
public authority liability
Australian_tort_law
gptkbp:outcome influenced future cases
damages awarded
shaped legal standards
led to legal reforms
affected policy changes
increased awareness of negligence issues
gptkbp:precedent in tort law
gptkbp:relatedPatent Jones v. State of Western Australia
Smith v. State of Western Australia
Doe_v._State_of_Western_Australia
gptkbp:significance landmark case
gptkbp:soundtrack 2007-12-01